June 26, 2010

Accidental laughter?


The following quotes are actual statements found on insurance forms where car drivers attempted to summarize the details of an accident in the fewest possible words.
  • A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.
  • A truck backed through my windshield into my wife's face.
  • An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle and vanished.
  • As I approached the intersection, a stop sign suddenly appeared in place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.
  • Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don't have.
  • I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.
  • I had been driving my car for forty years when I fell asleep at the wheel and had an accident.
  • I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my way home. As I reached an intersection, a hedge sprang up obscuring my vision. I did not see the other car.
  • I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law, and headed for the embankment.
  • I saw a slow-moving sad-faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of my car.
  • I thought my window was down, but I found it was up when I put my hand through it.
  • I told the police that I was not injured, but on removing my hat, I found that I had a skull fracture.
  • I was on my way to the doctors with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident.
  • I was sure the old fellow would never make it to the other side of the road when I hit him.
  • I was thrown from my car as it left the road. I was later found in a ditch by some stray cows.
  • I was unable to stop in time and my car crashed into the other vehicle. The driver and passengers then left immediately for a vacation with injuries.
  • In my attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.
  • My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle.
  • The guy was all over the road, I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.
  • The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth.
  • The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intentions.
  • The pedestrian had no idea which direction to run, so I ran over him.
  • The telephone pole was approaching fast. I was attempting to swerve out of its path when it struck my front.
  • To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front of me, I hit a pedestrian.

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2 comments:

  1. I used to work in insurance and remember these doing the rounds (on paper - no internet then!) It's lovely to see them again - thanks Sue.
    One other I recall, which was a household not a motor claim: "Toilet bowl broken by large tool".

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